The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-10-01
The County Ball.

held on Wednesday evening i'll Mitchell
Hall, on the fair grounds. TIE attend
ance was not SO large as on former occa-
sions. The falling off was due altogether
to the extremely disagreoable weather,
rain falling during the day and at night
Arrangements had been made to make
the ball, what it would have been, had
the weather beeI propitlpuS, Il grand
success. The music by Mark EIassler's
celebrated orchestra, of Philadelphia, was
very fine. The cA pense for music alone
was about 5000, the leader being paid
$24 for his nights work and the other
performers twelve dollars, as well as
all expenses.
The grand march instead of beginning
at $50, as was announced, did not move
until go MIR. and Mrs. K. c. Lewis, of
Elkton, led the grand march, the latter
attired i'll white tulle.
The floor managers were Henry NJ.
Mccullough, Hester Hess, John :. Writ
and William Knight, Esqs., of the Cecil
bar; Harry G. Harm, Capt. Geo. Il. Ash,
Rufus ID. Rowland, Clarence c. Strick-
land and Asher \. Scott Trower &
Colder, the caterers, Of Wilmington. fur
nished supper during the intermisson.
Many OF the Indies wore handsome cos
tunes. Miss Rose Evans, CeciIton, black
lace; Miss Mamie Haines, EIkton, white
tulle over Iudia silk; Miss Minnie and
Annie Pennington, daughters of Gen. \.
}. Pennington, of Baltimore, the former
in white India silk and the latter III black
lace; Mrs. John S. Writ, Elkton, black
lace; Miss Alice Cochran, Middletown,
white satin, trimmed with lace; Miss
Bessie Scott, blue satin: Miss Eva Scott,
white lace; Miss Alice Boulder, white
satin; Miss Bette Knight, Baltimore,
white tulle, with MORE Waste aud white
nephites roSebuds; Miss Cora lamar,
light blue satin with white lace, pink
flowers; Miss Mollie Drennen, old gold
satin with train, embroidered with flow
ewers; Miss Maggie J. Dougherty, Bal
timore, cream surah and cashmere; Mrs.
Manly Drenncn, Elkton, pink satin with
front embroidered i'll flowers: Miss Kate
Jones, Baltimore, satin and white lace;
Miss Mollie Purnel, Elkton, in becom
ing white silk and point lace, with nat
ural flowers.
Among the others present were the
following of this place and vicinity:
States Attorney Daniel Bratton, ex.
States Attorney Ghas. G. Crothers, Reu-
ben llaines, of the Cecil bar; George W.
Cruikshauk, of the Cecil U,m0crat, and
wife, Col. \. w. Evans, United States
army, and wife, Mrs Alexander Evans,
Alexander Evans, ,Jr., Henry r. Torbert,
of The WING, and wife, Miss Florence
Torbert, Miss Bessie Manly, w. Arthur
Mitchell and wife, Miss Fannie Walms-
ley. State Senator Clinton Mccullough,
Dr. J. II. lamar, DIR. J. W. Cooper, Miss
Annie Howard, Miss Annie Wells, Norris
Lewis, Miss Idle Lewis, j. f. Gauntz,
Mrs. III. c. lIurn, Miss Lizzie Merritt,
Miss Mary E Strickland, Miss Annie Foard
Judge Alfred Wetherill, Miss Elva Gil.
pin; Miss Emma Maxwell, John Dunbar,
Malcolm Gilpin, Miss Annie }. Smith,
Misses Florence and Lou Mcfarland
Miss Annie lamar, Miss Jessie Purnell,
Richard Reese, Coroner Perry Litzen-
berg, Miss Lucy Gutenberg, Edward
Purnell, Misses Helen and Flora Ash.
Miss Stella Haines, Misses Carrie and
Nettie Mcfarland, MISS Ella Rossell,
Mrs. Chas. G.Wells, Mrs. .. =. Clemson,
Mrs Benz ID. Bowen, Miss Ruth A. Spence
VIM. Falls, Miss Mollie Falls, Mrs. II. r.
G. Crouch, Miss Katie Merritt, Miss
Tuite, Calvan Strlck land G ii. b. Mas
sey, Jr and Miss Thackery.
Among those present from a distance
were Lewis Morrow, Joseph Smith, Wal
| ter Butler and Ferris Giles of Whining
ton; II. II. Curtis, F. w Curtis, Stephen
| Howell and Mrs. john Bowen of Newark
| Del, Harry Roberts, ID. Aiken and DR..
| Kennedy of NJ ddletowu; Levi Guttschalk
of the firm of Gottschalk * Warner, of
Baltimore; Joseph Haines and Miss
Annie Russell of West Chester: Mr..
Frisby Mccullough, Washington, d. c.,
Bert Davis, Cecilton; Miss Annie Lusby,
Miss Annie Howard. Second district;
Miss Nlarsie Mooney, Philadelphia; Har
vey Davidson, Mrs. Newcome, Dir.
Coates, St. Georges; Walter Aiken,
Miss Dake, First district; DR.. 5. Po'ton,
Mr.. f. Thorpe, Miss Annie Sner of Phil.
adelpha: Groome Knight, Miss Ethel
Knight, Baltimore.